We found out that we are expecting a little girl about a month ago. Like many first time parents (or I suppose all expecting parents, regardless of how many children you already have) - we have spent a lot of time debating on names. In the first few weeks, before we had told anyone that we were expecting, we spent a lot of time talking about names. Most of that time was spent ruling out names.
If our little one had turned out to be a boy, we had the middle name picked out (Alan, after both of our father's middle names). We could not agree on a first name though (small problem that we would have worked out!). We do have a girl name picked out, sans middle name. And now we are in a constant debate over middle names...and still have not landed on one.
Meanwhile, I really do not want to "officially" name our daughter until she is born. I have this strong belief that there are many people in the world who do not "look" like their name...probably because they were named before they were born! Instead, I want to have a primary name picked out - but also want to be equipped with a back-up (or two).
One place that we have looked (but are trying to avoid all names on the list) is the top 100 list of baby names. I specifically have tried to avoid the list of top 10. When I was growing up, there were multiple Jessicas and Ashleys in my class. I do not want our daugther to be "so-and-so H". I want her name to be unique, spelled phoenetically, and also able to travel with her into adulthood.
But you may be wondering - what were the top 10 names of 2010?
For girls:
For boys:
Small, random fact: Jacob was the #1 baby name for 10 years running until 2010. I learned that while watching a game show on TV!
Note: The entire top 100 can be found at many places online, I found this list on BabyCenter.com.
Is anyone else out there struggling to find the perfect baby name? If we could determine a middle name, I would be thrilled. I also am still searching for the perfect "back-up" name. I will probably never find it - because if it were perfect it would be our first choice name!
In the meantime, Madeline is the current second-runner. I do not love it, but it will work for now. I'm not sharing our first choice name with many people until it is a full name (first and middle). And, I'll continue to send the hubby at least 1-2 text messages a day with potential names. He has begun to ignore me unless he likes it. :)
Good luck to any other expectant parents who are debating names too!
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